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Record: MDI31L05NW00029

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Lavergne Pit #6 - 1991
Related Record Type Simple
Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 1991-Jan-10
Date Last Modified 2022-Jan-05
Created By Q Unknown
Revised By Sheree Hinz

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Copper, Gold



Location

Township or Area: Springer

Latitude: 46° 26' 32.46"    Longitude: -79° 56' 50.77"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 580850.38   Northing: 5143735.68    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sudbury

NTS Grid: 31L05NW

Point Location Description: Precise

Location Method: Conversion from MDI

Access Description: From highway 17E at Sturgeon Falls, proceed north on highway 64 approximately 8km to Burnt Lake Rd. Proceed approximately 1km. Site is on private land and is access by permission of landowner. A series of trails lead from house to site.



Exploration History

1955: Malartic Gold Fields Ltd. carried out geological mapping and ground geophysics (radiometric). 1969: Geophysical Engineering and Surveys Ltd. carried out geological mapping, trenching, and 4 diamond drill holes totaling 2947 ft.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
Field-0011 31L05NW0001 31L05NW0001
Springer-0010 31L05NW0006 31L05NW0006

Geology

Province: Grenville

Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Granite 1 Massive
Granite 2 Fracture Zone Near

Lithology Comments

Apr 30, 2020 (Sheree Hinz) - Granite with some fluorite. Fracture zone striking N 8 degrees W and dipping to NE at 13 degrees. The fracture zone is characterized by abundance of fluorite and presence of sulfide mineralization (chalcopyrite). Sulfides are restricted to the fracture zone.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1ChalcopyriteEconomicOre
FluoriteAlterationUnknown1UnknownDisseminated

Mineralization Comments

Apr 30, 2020 (Sheree Hinz) - Cu assayed at 7.21% and 8.11%, Au assayed at 0.1, 0.01 and 0.06 oz/ton.



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